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January 28, 2025 - 5:14 am
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The title pretty much sums it up. I’m looking for an 1873 SRC first model. Doesn’t have to be complete or all original. Thanks. 

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Good luck in you’re search, as that might be one of the hardest sought after Winchesters to find. Wondering what you’re budget is, as looking for that you might need to throw you’re budget out the window. IMO!

The thing in you’re favor is, you stating that it doesn’t have to be complete, or all original!

LeRoy Merz has one in Nickel on his site.($13,750) FYI! With you stating. “not all original, and not being complete, I’m sure that leaves this one out!

You might want to look at RIA up coming Auction sales.

Good luck in you’re search.

 

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  From time to time some nice ones show up in the 14,000 to 15,000 serial number range, 1877ish. Don’t know why but they must have gone some place that they didn’t use them up. I see them in the 12k range with some blue. Condition you describe is about 7k and hard to find.

 I agree with Anthony on RIA, watch their lessor auctions also, some times one will go reasonable. Morphy over exposes their pictures and fast hammers the bids leaving money in guns. Bargains do show up, if you do your home work maybe you’ll get lucky.

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Anthony said
Good luck in you’re search, as that might be one of the hardest sought after Winchesters to find. Wondering what you’re budget is, as looking for that you might need to throw you’re budget out the window. IMO!

The thing in you’re favor is, you stating that it doesn’t have to be complete, or all original!

LeRoy Merz has one in Nickel on his site.($13,750) FYI! With you stating. “not all original, and not being complete, I’m sure that leaves this one out!

You might want to look at RIA up coming Auction sales.

Good luck in you’re search.

 

Anthony

  

I’ve seen several first model rifles in my price range, but I didn’t realize the carbine would be that much harder to find. Maybe I’ll end up settling for a rifle.

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  The 1866 carbine and then the 1873 carbine were the assault weapon, the (AR) in the 1870s. Short, light, repeating arm with 12 shots in the magazine, and cheaper than a rifle. Easily carried on a horse and used and stored in an outdoor environment. The survival rate of a carbine in that time period was low, price is higher. T/R

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https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/winchester-rifles-antique-lever/1873-winchester-carbine-1st-model.cfm?gun_id=102971063

Here is one currently listed on guns international

  

I’d seen that one. It’s a little higher than I was hoping to pay, but I didn’t realize how scarce the carvings were going to be. I also can’t figure out what they’re saying is wrong with the front sight dovetail and barrel band.

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  The front sight on an 1873 first model carbine is part of the front barrel band, that’s a big deal.  Without a serial number and better pictures it’s hard to say what else is wrong. Original is only original once. T/R  

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  The front sight on an 1873 first model carbine is part of the front barrel band, that’s a big deal.  Without a serial number and better pictures it’s hard to say what else is wrong. Original is only original once. T/R  

  

I was not aware of the front sight configuration on a first model. So it moved to being a separate sight dovetailed behind the barrel band with the second models?

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I have a 1st Model ’73 SRC that I might be willing to sell out of my collection. S/N 25xxx. Original parts, finish. Factory letter (received 1877, shipped 1879). $9k neg. 

Also have a 1st Model ’73 rifle (S/N 17xxx) with factory letter, which says it arrived at the warehouse in 1876 as a carbine but was shipped out in 1878 as a rifle with a 24-inch round barrel.  Original parts, finish.  Cleaning kit. $7k neg.

If you’re interested, message me, and I’ll send you some more photos.

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